Secondary Chord

A secondary chord briefly treats a chord other than the main tonic as if it had its own local harmonic pull. In tonal music, secondary dominants and related chords add direction, colour, and momentary tension without fully changing key. The tag connects cadence, tonicization, functional harmony, and the small harmonic detours that make phrases feel active.

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